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Topic 7 Society & Culture before the Civil War
Topic 7 Society & Culture before the Civil War
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What labor system hired families to work in textile mills?
Slavery
Lowell
Rhode Island
Immigrant movement
2
...to be self-evident: that all MEN & WOMEN are created equal; What document is being imitated?
Declaration of Independence; women are fighting for rights
English Bill of Rights; women's rights
Mayflower Compact; Pilgrims Rights
US Constitution; African American Rights
3
The area of land from TX to SC is known as...
Slavery belt
cotton belt
slavery kingdom
Louisiana Purchase
4
Due to efforts of women's movement in the 1800s, in which area did women make the most gains?
politics
education
legal rights
employment
5
What term describes a person who "wants to end slavery?"
supply
cottonocracy
Nativist
abolitionist
6
Why did Horace Mann feel that reforming the education system was important?
it would help people get better jobs
help fight for gender equality
it would help people be better christians
it would help to end slavery
7
France was the main trading partner of the South.
true
false
8
What labor system hired young, unmarried women?
Lowell
Rhode Island
Slavery
Immigrant Movement
9
Why were women fighting for suffrage?
they wanted to gain right to work
they wanted the right to vote
wanted to end abuse of women
they wanted to end women's inequality
10
How did the "jailing" of debtors hurt their ability to repay their debts?
couldn't repay debt on time
they spent their money on food
they didn't survive their prison conditions
they were unable to work
11
Eli Whitney came up with the idea to make identical parts known as interchangeable parts.
false
true
12
Who wanted to preserve the US for native born, white citizens?
abolitionists
immigrants
reform leaders
Nativists
13
What term means the "readiness of the people to purchase goods?"
demand
scarcity
supply
capital
14
Who secretly brought plans to build textile mills in America?
Thomas Edison
Francis C. Lowell
Eli Whitney
Samuel Slater
15
Which reform movement was spurred on by the 2nd Great Awakening?
People with mental illnesses were removed from society
Temperance Movement; several state banned sale of alcohol
limited immigrants to the US
women gained right to vote
16
What is the term that describes the "amount of goods available to supply the population?"
scarcity
supply
demand
capital
17
All of the following occurred due to the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT...
Labor reform created trade unions
work opportunities for free African Americans increased
living conditions in cities became hazardous
population grew & so did ethnic and religious diversity
18
Why were there fewer industries in the S than in the N in the 1800s?
those with money in the S invested in farmland and slaves
those with money in N chose not to invest in other states
S had fewer people to work in the factories
N had more natural resources to make goods
19
What term is used to describe "money used to invest?"
scarcity
supply
demand
capital
20
How did new technology change the times in the US in the early to mid-1800s?
machinery was made only of metal
machines could be ran by one person
products could be purchased by any American
it made production more efficient and profitable
21
which of the following is a basic principle of the Know-Nothing Party?
anti-immigrant & anti-catholic
support women's rights & prison reform
spread the 2nd Great Awakening
less federal government regulations, no abolition
22
Why did Quakers & other religious leaders in the N oppose slavery?
They felt slavery didn't reflect American ideals
they had many African American followers
believed it was a sin for one person to own another person
they felt African Americans should be fairly paid for work
23
Trade unions were created to improve working conditions in the textile mills.
false
true
24
The Know-Nothing Party was in favor of immigrants holding public office.
true
false
25
What term references bringing workers and machinery to once place to work?
industialization
factory system
Rhode Island System
Lowell System
26
What was significant about the Seneca Falls Convention?
meeting of the 1st women's trade union
1st time women could vote in local elections
First college willing to admit women
it was where women publicly demanded = rights
27
What was the secret network of abolitionists who tried to help escaped slaves reach freedom?
Secret Society
Escape to the North
Escape Route
Underground Railroad
28
Why did some farmers harvest rice or tobacco instead of cotton?
there weren't enough slaves for all farmers to grow cotton
rich plantation owners limited who could grow cotton
not everyone knew how to cultivate cotton
not all land was suitable for the growth of cotton
